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Molecular genetics, genomics, and the evolution of genetic systems — what sequencing has revealed, what it cannot resolve.
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DNA is a four-letter molecular code that stores the information needed to build and run a cell. Understanding what it does — and the equally important things it does not do — is the foundation of modern biology.
By Dr. Mira Brandt · 5 min read
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Cell-type atlases across species are revealing that the conserved unit of evolution may be the cell type, not the gene network.
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